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Virtual Assistants – an idea whose time has definitely come!
As Bob Dylan famously sang in 1964, “…the times, they are a-changin’”. Indeed, this sentiment rings true even today in what is...
Ingrid Bayer
Oct 18, 20171 min read
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The Forgotten Secret to Success for Virtual Business Owners
I remember starting my own Virtual Assistant business like it was yesterday: the sense of excitement coupled with a feeling that I was...
Ingrid Bayer
Sep 15, 20173 min read
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How Cultivating a Business Mindset will Help you Achieve Business Success
In my experience, I believe strongly that the ability to develop a sound business mindset is profoundly critical to your business’s...
Ingrid Bayer
Aug 15, 20174 min read
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Are you Letting the Side Down?
How many times have you heard about, or had a conversation with a business owner who has made a comment like this: “The last VA we had...
Ingrid Bayer
Jul 14, 20172 min read
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Achieving Success in your VA Business... What's LUCK got to do with it?
As a home based business operator and Virtual Assistant since 2008, I know the ups and downs of running an often frenetic and fast-paced...
Ingrid Bayer
May 12, 20172 min read
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IT and Resource Checklist for Home Based Businesses
Sounds kind of obvious, but you really need to double check that what you have will serve you well in your business venture, and that you...
Ingrid Bayer
Apr 14, 20174 min read
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I am Woman... In Business!!!!
I was just a young girl when Helen Reddy’s iconic song “I am Woman” hit the world stage, but I certainly remember it… and it became an...
Ingrid Bayer
Mar 3, 20172 min read
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Lost that Loving Feeling? How to Rekindle the Romance with your Home-based Business
You know the story… you used to bounce out of bed each morning, run down the hallway, slide a-la Tom Cruise ‘Risky Business’ style into...
Ingrid Bayer
Feb 14, 20172 min read
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Understanding the Benefits and Opportunity of Collaboration in the VA Industry
Collaboration is the process of two or more people or organisations working together to realise shared goals. Our wonderful VA Industry...
Ingrid Bayer
Jan 16, 20172 min read
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It Really is All About Communication
Working remotely or virtually with any measure of success involves a commitment to communicating in a manner that works effectively for...
Ingrid Bayer
Dec 7, 20162 min read
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Getting Ready to Transition from EA to VA
Moving from your employee based role to your new self-employed Virtual business in a way that sets you up for success requires a lot of...
Ingrid Bayer
Nov 15, 20162 min read
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Understanding the Virtual Advantage
It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come since I started working in the early 80s. So much is now able to be provided ‘virtually’ or...
Ingrid Bayer
Oct 14, 20162 min read
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My Story
What brought me to this place is a combination of my background, and the choices that I, and my family, made along the way. The values...
Ingrid Bayer
Aug 15, 20164 min read
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